Meliceritites Römer 1840 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Eleidae

Synonyms: Chisma, Escharites Roemer 1840, Meliceritites Sepkoski 1902 [objective synonym], Melicertites Sepkoski 1902 [objective synonym], Nodelea d'Orbigny 1853, Vaginopora von Hagenow 1846

Parent taxon: Eleidae according to P. D. Taylor 2010

See also Bassler 1953, Novack-Gottshall 2022, Sepkoski 2002, Taylor and Zagorsek 2011 and Voigt 1924

Sister taxa: Biforicula, Cyclocites, Elea, Foricula, Meliceritella, Pennipora, Reptoceritites, Reptoforicula, Reptomultelea, Semielea, Semimultelea

Subtaxa: Meliceritites acutissima Meliceritites angulosa Meliceritites gracilis Meliceritites kankensis Meliceritites porosa Meliceritites pseudoangulosa Meliceritites stillativa Meliceritites upohlavyensis Nodelea porosa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (5), France (34), Germany (4), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 49 collections including 76 occurrences

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